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Nandamuri Balakrishna

March 28, 2023

In this Telugu name, the person is referred to by his given name, Balakrishna, and not by his surname, Nandamuri.

Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician.[2][3] He appeared in more than 100 Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and established himself as one of the leading actors of Telugu cinema.[4] He won three Nandi Awards and one South Indian International Movie Award. He is an elected member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Hindupuram constituency since 2014.[5]

Nandamuri Balakrishna
Nandamuri at Prema Kavali movie launch event in 2011
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byP. Abdul Ghani
ConstituencyHindupuram
Personal details
Born (1960-06-10) 10 June 1960 (age 62)
Madras, Madras State, India (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu)[1]
Political partyTelugu Desam Party (TDP)
Spouse
Vasundhara Devi
​
(m. 1982)​
Children3
Parents
Relatives
EducationNizam College, Hyderabad
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Producer
  • politician
  • Businessman

The sixth son of veteran Telugu film actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao, Balakrishna entered the film industry as a child artist at the age of 14 with the film Tatamma Kala (1974)[6][7] and has acted in more than a hundred feature films in varied roles.[8] He has achieved commercial success, since the 1980s, in films such as, Sahasame Jeevitham (1984), Janani Janmabhoomi (1984), Mangammagari Manavadu (1984), Apoorva Sahodarulu (1986), Muvva Gopaludu (1987), Muddula Mavayya (1989), Nari Nari Naduma Murari (1990), Lorry Driver (1990), Aditya 369 (1991), Rowdy Inspector (1992), Bangaru Bullodu (1993), Bhairava Dweepam (1994), Peddannayya (1997), Samarasimha Reddy (1999), Narasimha Naidu (2001), Chennakesava Reddy (2002), Simha (2010), Legend (2014), Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017), Akhanda (2021) and Veera Simha Reddy (2023). Some of these films earned him accolades, as well.

He has also acted in biographical, historical and hagiographical films. He played poet Vemulawada Bheemakavi in Vemulawada Bheemakavi (1976); Abhimanyu in Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977); Jahangir in Akbar Salim Anarkali (1979); Narada in Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam (1979); Sidda in Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984) which was screened at the Moscow Film Festival; Krishnadevaraya in Aditya 369 (1991) which was screened at the International Film Festival of India; Satya Harischandra and Dushyanta in Brahmarshi Vishwamitra (1991); Lord Krishna and Arjuna in Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam (1996); Pundarika in Pandurangadu (2008); his father, N. T. Rama Rao, in NTR: Mahanayakudu (2019) and NTR: Kathanayakudu (2019); and Lord Rama in Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) which received special mention at the International Film Festival of India.

In his 100th film, he played Gautamiputra Satakarni, second-century ruler of the Satavahana dynasty in the epic war film Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017).[9] The film was screened at the first "Edinburgh Festival of Indian Films and Documentaries".[10] Balakrishna has received three state Nandi Awards for Best Actor for his works in Narasimha Naidu (2001), Simha (2010), and Legend (2014) as of 2014.[11] In 2014, he received the South Indian International Movie Award for best actor for his work in Legend.[12][13][14] Balakrishna serves as the Chairman of Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research.[15]

Early life and family

Nandamuri Balakrishna was born on 10 June 1960 in Madras (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu) to Telugu actor and three-time Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao and his wife Basavatarakam.[16][17] As the Telugu film industry was based in Madras at that time, he spent his entire childhood in Madras. During his adolescence, he moved to Hyderabad following the shift of the Telugu film industry to that city.[citation needed] He earned a bachelor's degree in commerce from Nizam College, Hyderabad.[18][when?]

In 1982, at the age of 22, Balakrishna married Vasundhara Devi, and they have three children: two daughters, Nara Brahmani and Tejaswini Mathukumilli and a son, Nandamuri Mokshagna Taraka Rama Teja.[19][20] Balakrishna's elder son-in-law Nara Lokesh is a politician and son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu. His younger son-in-law Sribharat Mathukumilli is the grandson of M.V.V.S. Murthi and is the current president of Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management.[21]

Acting career

Starting years (1974)

Balakrishna made his acting debut as a child artiste in Tatamma Kala, which was directed by N. T. Rama Rao, his father. He acted in several films, many of which were directed by his father, including Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977), Sri Madvirata Parvam (1979), Akbar Salim Anarkali (1979) and Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam (1979). At the age of 16, he acted in a movie titled Annadammula Anubandham (1975), a remake of Dharmendra's Hindi movie Yaadon Ki Baaraat, and played a brother to his real life father, Rama Rao. Balakrishna appeared as son to his real life brother Nandamuri Harikrishna in the movie Dana Veera Sura Karna.

In 1984, he debuted in an adult role with Sahasame Jeevitham. He then starred in the drama film Mangammagari Manavadu the same year, alongside Bhanumathi and Suhasini, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. In the same year, he acted in Kathanayakudu and in the biographical film Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra. He also appeared in Janani Janmabhoomi in 1984, directed by K. Viswanath. In 1985, he acted with Akkineni Nageswara Rao in the film Bharyabhartala Bandham, alongside Rajani. In 1986, he acted in movies such as Muddula Krishnayya, Seetharama Kalyanam, Anasuyamma Gari Alludu and Deshoddharakudu, which gradually increased his potential at the box office.[vague]

1987–1999

In 1987, Balakrishna acted in a dual role in the film Apoorva Sahodarulu, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. In the same year, he starred in President Gari Abbai, directed by T. Rama Rao and Muvva Gopaludu, by Kodi Ramakrishna.[22] His other films like Inspector Pratap, Bharatamlo Bala Chandrudu, Tiragabadda Telugubidda, Raktabhishekam were also successful at the box office.[citation needed] In 1989, he paired with Vijayashanti in Muddula Mavayya directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. In 1990, he acted in Nari Nari Naduma Murari, directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, alongside Shobana and Nirosha. In the same year, he appeared in B. Gopal's Lorry Driver, opposite Vijayashanti.[23]

In 1991, he acted in science fiction film Aditya 369, directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. This was the only science fiction film in Telugu cinema during that period of time.[citation needed] He then had two releases in 1992, Dharma Kshetram with Divya Bharathi and Rowdy Inspector, directed by B. Gopal.[24] In 1993, he had two releases on the same day, which are Nippu Ravva, alongside Shobana and Vijayashanti, directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy; Bangaru Bullodu, alongside Raveena Tandon and Ramya Krishna, directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. His next appearance was a role in Bhairava Dweepam in 1994, directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. In Brahmarshi Viswamitra, directed by NTR, he played as Satya Harischandra and Dushyanta. Between 1994 and 1999, he acted in movies such as Bobbili Simham, Vamsanikokkadu, Peddannayya and moderate successes[citation needed] such as Top Hero, Muddula Mogudu, Maato Pettukoku, Raana and Pavitra Prema. In the year 1999, he acted in B. Gopal's action film Samarasimha Reddy, opposite Simran and Anjala Zhaveri.

2000–2009

In 2000, Balakrishna acted in Goppinti Alludu, directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana with Simran. In 2001, he starred in the B. Gopal-directed faction film Narasimha Naidu, opposite Simran once again. The film became the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time until the record was broken by Chiranjeevi's Indra, which was also directed by B. Gopal.[citation needed] Balakrishna won his first Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance.[25] In the same year, he appeared in Bhalevadivi Basu with Shilpa Shetty and Anjala Zaveri.[26] His 2002 and 2003 films include Seema Simham and Chennakesava Reddy. The former received unfavourable reviews and was a box office flop, but the latter one was critically and financially successful.[27] In 2004, he performed in a remake of the 2003 Tamil film Saamy, titled Lakshmi Narasimha, with Asin. The film and Balakrishna's performance won critical acclaim and was a financial success.[28][29] During the period, he also announced plans to act and direct in the remake of Nartanasala, starred by his father, and a launch event was held in Hyderabad in March 2003. Produced by Pusapati Lakshmipati Raju, the film was announced to have an ensemble cast also featuring Soundarya, Srihari, Saikumar, Uday Kiran and Asin in lead roles.[30] However, despite a grand launch, the film was later shelved following the sudden demise of Soundarya.[31]

The years from 2005 to 2009 saw action-drama flicks such as Vijayendra Varma, Veerabhadra, Allari Pidugu, Okka Magaadu and Maharathi which did not perform well at the box office.[32] He paired with Sneha and Tabu in the mythological movie Pandurangadu (2008), directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. He played the dual roles of Krishna and Panduranga.[33] Rediff described his performance as "Balakrishna does justice to both the roles of God and Ranga. He shines in the climax of the movie. It's quite a task to step into NTR's shoes, but his son has done pretty well, though one does miss NTR in the role of Krishna!".[34] The film was an average success and his performance won him the Santosham Best Actor Award.[35] In the year 2009, he starred in the family drama Mitrudu, alongside Priyamani in a slightly different role – that of a dependable friend and confidante to the female lead. The film opened to average reviews.[36]

2010–present

In 2010, Balakrishna acted in Boyapati Srinu's film Simha, alongside Nayantara and Sneha Ullal. He played a dual role as father and son. The film opened to positive reviews,[37] and went on to become the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year.[38] A review in Rediff said about his performance: "Balakrishna has put in a restrained performance. Though his character is supposed to roar at times, he seems subdued most of the time. But he's given plenty to be pleased about as it is his show all the way."[39] In 2011, he acted in the mythological film Sri Rama Rajyam, based on the epic Ramayana. He played a triple role in the 2012 action drama Adhinayakudu as grandfather, father and grandson. Balakrishna was the chief guest for the 43rd International Film Festival of India, 2012.[40] In 2014, he acted in Boyapati Srinu's film Legend, alongside Sonal Chauhan and Jagapathi Babu. He played the title role in the biographical and historical film Gautamiputra Satakarni, his 100th film. The film is directed by Krish and is based on the life of the 2nd century ruler of the Satavahana dynasty, Gautamiputra Satakarni.[9] In 2018, he acted in Jai Simha, which was directed by K. S. Ravikumar and started shooting for the N.T.R. biopic in which he reprised the role of his father. The film was made in two parts, the first part NTR: Kathanayakudu was released on 9 January 2019, with the second NTR: Mahanayakudu on 22 February 2019.[41][42][43] His 2021 movie Akhanda marks third collaboration with director Boyapati Srinu, featuring his dual role as Aghori Baba and a farmer. It was a super hit at the box office.[44]

International Film Festival of India (IFFI)

In 2012 the Governor of Goa, B. V. Wanchoo, the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Balakrishna were seen along with award winners and other dignitaries at the closing ceremony of the 43rd edition of the IFFI. Balakrishna, in his speech, said that although the Telugu film industry finds no place in the film festival by way of representation its films, 80 percent of the movies that are produced in India are in regional languages, out of which Fifty percent are from South India. "Today, film industry is facing competition from radio, and television as also from piracy," he stated. He also maintained that the film festivals have enlarged his vision towards his career.[citation needed]

Political career

Since the founding of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Balakrishna campaigned for it in every election, but didn't enter the electoral battle until 2014. During a vacation to his father-in-law's house, he went on a political campaign for TDP all over East Godavari district. He contested the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections on behalf of TDP and won the Hindupur Assembly Constituency seat with a reasonable majority.[45] Hindupur, in Anantapur district, has been a TDP stronghold since 1983. It was once represented by his father and later for a term by his brother Nandamuri Harikrishna. Balakrishna is the third from the family to represent it in the State Assembly.[46]

Controversies

Balakrishna was involved in a shootout controversy which took place on 3 June 2004 around 8:50 PM at his residence in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. He allegedly fired shots at producer Bellamkonda Suresh and his associate, Satyanarayana Chowdhary. Later, both the wounded were admitted into Apollo hospital.[47] Allegedly, Balakrishna shot Bellamkonda out of self defense, due to the producer attacking him with a "paper knife". [48] The circumstances under which the case was handled led to controversy as purported by the Human Rights Forum (HRF). The HRF questioned the authenticity of people who handled the case, and the circumstances under which Balakrishna was shielded from police by being given refuge in Care Hospital without any justifiable cause.[49]

The two victims gave statements before the magistrate, alleging that Balakrishna fired shots at them, but later retracted their earlier statements.[50] Balakrishna was later arrested on 6 June and produced before Fifth Metropolitan Magistrate. A show cause notice was also served to Balakrishna's wife Vasundhara Devi as the weapon used was registered to her, and she could not give sufficient protection to her weapon. Later, Balakrishna was granted bail on the conditions that he should not leave Hyderabad without the court's permission and to surrender his passport.[51][52]

Filmography

Main article: Nandamuri Balakrishna filmography

Awards

Nandi Awards
CineMAA Awards
  • CineMAA Award for Best Actor - Male – Simha (2010)[54]
Santosham Film Awards
TSR National Awards
SIIMA Awards
Other Awards
  • Samman Award – Highest taxpayer in the charge of Commissioner of Income Tax.[62]
  • Bharata Muni award for Best Actor of the year 2009 – Pandurangadu
  • Bharata Muni award Best Actor of the year 2010 – Simha[63]
  • Bharata Muni award Best Actor of the year 2011 – Sri Rama Rajyam[64]
  • A.P. CINE Goers Association Best Actor Award – Narasimha Naidu[65] Chennakesava Reddy[66] and Pandurangadu.[67]
  • Akkineni Abhinaya Puraskaram for the year 2007[68]
  • South Indian Cinematographers Awards 2015 Best Actor –Legend
Nominations
Filmfare Awards South

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BalakrishnaNandamuri at Prema Kavali movie launch event in 2011Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative AssemblyIncumbentAssumed office 2014Preceded byP Abdul GhaniConstituencyHindupuramPersonal detailsBorn 1960 06 10 10 June 1960 age 62 Madras Madras State India present day Chennai Tamil Nadu 1 Political partyTelugu Desam Party TDP SpouseVasundhara Devi m 1982 wbr Children3ParentsN T Rama Rao father Nandamuri Basavatarakam mother RelativesN Trivikrama Rao Paternal uncle Nara Lokesh Son in law Nara Chandrababu Naidu Brother in law Daggubati Venkateswara Rao Brother in law Nandamuri Harikrishna Brother Daggubati Purandeswari Sister Nandamuri Suhasini Niece N T Rama Rao Jr Nephew Nandamuri Kalyan Ram Nephew Taraka Ratna Nephew M V V S MurthiEducationNizam College HyderabadOccupationActorProducerpoliticianBusinessmanThe sixth son of veteran Telugu film actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N T Rama Rao Balakrishna entered the film industry as a child artist at the age of 14 with the film Tatamma Kala 1974 6 7 and has acted in more than a hundred feature films in varied roles 8 He has achieved commercial success since the 1980s in films such as Sahasame Jeevitham 1984 Janani Janmabhoomi 1984 Mangammagari Manavadu 1984 Apoorva Sahodarulu 1986 Muvva Gopaludu 1987 Muddula Mavayya 1989 Nari Nari Naduma Murari 1990 Lorry Driver 1990 Aditya 369 1991 Rowdy Inspector 1992 Bangaru Bullodu 1993 Bhairava Dweepam 1994 Peddannayya 1997 Samarasimha Reddy 1999 Narasimha Naidu 2001 Chennakesava Reddy 2002 Simha 2010 Legend 2014 Gautamiputra Satakarni 2017 Akhanda 2021 and Veera Simha Reddy 2023 Some of these films earned him accolades as well He has also acted in biographical historical and hagiographical films He played poet Vemulawada Bheemakavi in Vemulawada Bheemakavi 1976 Abhimanyu in Daana Veera Soora Karna 1977 Jahangir in Akbar Salim Anarkali 1979 Narada in Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam 1979 Sidda in Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra 1984 which was screened at the Moscow Film Festival Krishnadevaraya in Aditya 369 1991 which was screened at the International Film Festival of India Satya Harischandra and Dushyanta in Brahmarshi Vishwamitra 1991 Lord Krishna and Arjuna in Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam 1996 Pundarika in Pandurangadu 2008 his father N T Rama Rao in NTR Mahanayakudu 2019 and NTR Kathanayakudu 2019 and Lord Rama in Sri Rama Rajyam 2011 which received special mention at the International Film Festival of India In his 100th film he played Gautamiputra Satakarni second century ruler of the Satavahana dynasty in the epic war film Gautamiputra Satakarni 2017 9 The film was screened at the first Edinburgh Festival of Indian Films and Documentaries 10 Balakrishna has received three state Nandi Awards for Best Actor for his works in Narasimha Naidu 2001 Simha 2010 and Legend 2014 as of 2014 11 In 2014 he received the South Indian International Movie Award for best actor for his work in Legend 12 13 14 Balakrishna serves as the Chairman of Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research 15 Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Acting career 2 1 Starting years 1974 2 2 1987 1999 2 3 2000 2009 2 4 2010 present 2 5 International Film Festival of India IFFI 3 Political career 4 Controversies 5 Filmography 6 Awards 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and family EditNandamuri Balakrishna was born on 10 June 1960 in Madras present day Chennai Tamil Nadu to Telugu actor and three time Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N T Rama Rao and his wife Basavatarakam 16 17 As the Telugu film industry was based in Madras at that time he spent his entire childhood in Madras During his adolescence he moved to Hyderabad following the shift of the Telugu film industry to that city citation needed He earned a bachelor s degree in commerce from Nizam College Hyderabad 18 when In 1982 at the age of 22 Balakrishna married Vasundhara Devi and they have three children two daughters Nara Brahmani and Tejaswini Mathukumilli and a son Nandamuri Mokshagna Taraka Rama Teja 19 20 Balakrishna s elder son in law Nara Lokesh is a politician and son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu His younger son in law Sribharat Mathukumilli is the grandson of M V V S Murthi and is the current president of Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management 21 Acting career EditStarting years 1974 Edit Balakrishna made his acting debut as a child artiste in Tatamma Kala which was directed by N T Rama Rao his father He acted in several films many of which were directed by his father including Daana Veera Soora Karna 1977 Sri Madvirata Parvam 1979 Akbar Salim Anarkali 1979 and Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam 1979 At the age of 16 he acted in a movie titled Annadammula Anubandham 1975 a remake of Dharmendra s Hindi movie Yaadon Ki Baaraat and played a brother to his real life father Rama Rao Balakrishna appeared as son to his real life brother Nandamuri Harikrishna in the movie Dana Veera Sura Karna In 1984 he debuted in an adult role with Sahasame Jeevitham He then starred in the drama film Mangammagari Manavadu the same year alongside Bhanumathi and Suhasini directed by Kodi Ramakrishna In the same year he acted in Kathanayakudu and in the biographical film Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra He also appeared in Janani Janmabhoomi in 1984 directed by K Viswanath In 1985 he acted with Akkineni Nageswara Rao in the film Bharyabhartala Bandham alongside Rajani In 1986 he acted in movies such as Muddula Krishnayya Seetharama Kalyanam Anasuyamma Gari Alludu and Deshoddharakudu which gradually increased his potential at the box office vague 1987 1999 Edit In 1987 Balakrishna acted in a dual role in the film Apoorva Sahodarulu directed by K Raghavendra Rao In the same year he starred in President Gari Abbai directed by T Rama Rao and Muvva Gopaludu by Kodi Ramakrishna 22 His other films like Inspector Pratap Bharatamlo Bala Chandrudu Tiragabadda Telugubidda Raktabhishekam were also successful at the box office citation needed In 1989 he paired with Vijayashanti in Muddula Mavayya directed by Kodi Ramakrishna In 1990 he acted in Nari Nari Naduma Murari directed by A Kodandarami Reddy alongside Shobana and Nirosha In the same year he appeared in B Gopal s Lorry Driver opposite Vijayashanti 23 In 1991 he acted in science fiction film Aditya 369 directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao This was the only science fiction film in Telugu cinema during that period of time citation needed He then had two releases in 1992 Dharma Kshetram with Divya Bharathi and Rowdy Inspector directed by B Gopal 24 In 1993 he had two releases on the same day which are Nippu Ravva alongside Shobana and Vijayashanti directed by A Kodandarami Reddy Bangaru Bullodu alongside Raveena Tandon and Ramya Krishna directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty His next appearance was a role in Bhairava Dweepam in 1994 directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao In Brahmarshi Viswamitra directed by NTR he played as Satya Harischandra and Dushyanta Between 1994 and 1999 he acted in movies such as Bobbili Simham Vamsanikokkadu Peddannayya and moderate successes citation needed such as Top Hero Muddula Mogudu Maato Pettukoku Raana and Pavitra Prema In the year 1999 he acted in B Gopal s action film Samarasimha Reddy opposite Simran and Anjala Zhaveri 2000 2009 Edit In 2000 Balakrishna acted in Goppinti Alludu directed by E V V Satyanarayana with Simran In 2001 he starred in the B Gopal directed faction film Narasimha Naidu opposite Simran once again The film became the highest grossing Telugu film of all time until the record was broken by Chiranjeevi s Indra which was also directed by B Gopal citation needed Balakrishna won his first Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance 25 In the same year he appeared in Bhalevadivi Basu with Shilpa Shetty and Anjala Zaveri 26 His 2002 and 2003 films include Seema Simham and Chennakesava Reddy The former received unfavourable reviews and was a box office flop but the latter one was critically and financially successful 27 In 2004 he performed in a remake of the 2003 Tamil film Saamy titled Lakshmi Narasimha with Asin The film and Balakrishna s performance won critical acclaim and was a financial success 28 29 During the period he also announced plans to act and direct in the remake of Nartanasala starred by his father and a launch event was held in Hyderabad in March 2003 Produced by Pusapati Lakshmipati Raju the film was announced to have an ensemble cast also featuring Soundarya Srihari Saikumar Uday Kiran and Asin in lead roles 30 However despite a grand launch the film was later shelved following the sudden demise of Soundarya 31 The years from 2005 to 2009 saw action drama flicks such as Vijayendra Varma Veerabhadra Allari Pidugu Okka Magaadu and Maharathi which did not perform well at the box office 32 He paired with Sneha and Tabu in the mythological movie Pandurangadu 2008 directed by K Raghavendra Rao He played the dual roles of Krishna and Panduranga 33 Rediff described his performance as Balakrishna does justice to both the roles of God and Ranga He shines in the climax of the movie It s quite a task to step into NTR s shoes but his son has done pretty well though one does miss NTR in the role of Krishna 34 The film was an average success and his performance won him the Santosham Best Actor Award 35 In the year 2009 he starred in the family drama Mitrudu alongside Priyamani in a slightly different role that of a dependable friend and confidante to the female lead The film opened to average reviews 36 2010 present Edit In 2010 Balakrishna acted in Boyapati Srinu s film Simha alongside Nayantara and Sneha Ullal He played a dual role as father and son The film opened to positive reviews 37 and went on to become the highest grossing Telugu film of the year 38 A review in Rediff said about his performance Balakrishna has put in a restrained performance Though his character is supposed to roar at times he seems subdued most of the time But he s given plenty to be pleased about as it is his show all the way 39 In 2011 he acted in the mythological film Sri Rama Rajyam based on the epic Ramayana He played a triple role in the 2012 action drama Adhinayakudu as grandfather father and grandson Balakrishna was the chief guest for the 43rd International Film Festival of India 2012 40 In 2014 he acted in Boyapati Srinu s film Legend alongside Sonal Chauhan and Jagapathi Babu He played the title role in the biographical and historical film Gautamiputra Satakarni his 100th film The film is directed by Krish and is based on the life of the 2nd century ruler of the Satavahana dynasty Gautamiputra Satakarni 9 In 2018 he acted in Jai Simha which was directed by K S Ravikumar and started shooting for the N T R biopic in which he reprised the role of his father The film was made in two parts the first part NTR Kathanayakudu was released on 9 January 2019 with the second NTR Mahanayakudu on 22 February 2019 41 42 43 His 2021 movie Akhanda marks third collaboration with director Boyapati Srinu featuring his dual role as Aghori Baba and a farmer It was a super hit at the box office 44 International Film Festival of India IFFI Edit This section contains information of unclear or questionable importance or relevance to the article s subject matter Please help improve this section by clarifying or removing indiscriminate details If importance cannot be established the section is likely to be moved to another article pseudo redirected or removed Find sources Nandamuri Balakrishna news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 2012 the Governor of Goa B V Wanchoo the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Balakrishna were seen along with award winners and other dignitaries at the closing ceremony of the 43rd edition of the IFFI Balakrishna in his speech said that although the Telugu film industry finds no place in the film festival by way of representation its films 80 percent of the movies that are produced in India are in regional languages out of which Fifty percent are from South India Today film industry is facing competition from radio and television as also from piracy he stated He also maintained that the film festivals have enlarged his vision towards his career citation needed Political career EditSince the founding of the Telugu Desam Party TDP Balakrishna campaigned for it in every election but didn t enter the electoral battle until 2014 During a vacation to his father in law s house he went on a political campaign for TDP all over East Godavari district He contested the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections on behalf of TDP and won the Hindupur Assembly Constituency seat with a reasonable majority 45 Hindupur in Anantapur district has been a TDP stronghold since 1983 It was once represented by his father and later for a term by his brother Nandamuri Harikrishna Balakrishna is the third from the family to represent it in the State Assembly 46 Controversies EditBalakrishna was involved in a shootout controversy which took place on 3 June 2004 around 8 50 PM at his residence in Jubilee Hills Hyderabad He allegedly fired shots at producer Bellamkonda Suresh and his associate Satyanarayana Chowdhary Later both the wounded were admitted into Apollo hospital 47 Allegedly Balakrishna shot Bellamkonda out of self defense due to the producer attacking him with a paper knife 48 The circumstances under which the case was handled led to controversy as purported by the Human Rights Forum HRF The HRF questioned the authenticity of people who handled the case and the circumstances under which Balakrishna was shielded from police by being given refuge in Care Hospital without any justifiable cause 49 The two victims gave statements before the magistrate alleging that Balakrishna fired shots at them but later retracted their earlier statements 50 Balakrishna was later arrested on 6 June and produced before Fifth Metropolitan Magistrate A show cause notice was also served to Balakrishna s wife Vasundhara Devi as the weapon used was registered to her and she could not give sufficient protection to her weapon Later Balakrishna was granted bail on the conditions that he should not leave Hyderabad without the court s permission and to surrender his passport 51 52 Filmography EditMain article Nandamuri Balakrishna filmographyAwards EditNandi AwardsBest Actor Narasimha Naidu 2001 11 Best Actor Simha 2010 53 Best Actor Legend 2014 11 CineMAA AwardsCineMAA Award for Best Actor Male Simha 2010 54 Santosham Film AwardsSantosham Best Actor Award Pandurangadu 35 Santosham Best Actor Award Simha 55 Santosham Best Actor Award Sri Rama Rajyam 56 TSR National AwardsBest Actor Award for the year 2010 Male Simha 57 Best Actor Award for the year 2011 Male Sri Rama Rajyam 58 Best Actor Award for the year 2014 Male Legend 59 SIIMA AwardsBest Actor Legend 60 Entertainer of the Year Akhanda 61 Other AwardsSamman Award Highest taxpayer in the charge of Commissioner of Income Tax 62 Bharata Muni award for Best Actor of the year 2009 Pandurangadu Bharata Muni award Best Actor of the year 2010 Simha 63 Bharata Muni award Best Actor of the year 2011 Sri Rama Rajyam 64 A P CINE Goers Association Best Actor Award Narasimha Naidu 65 Chennakesava Reddy 66 and Pandurangadu 67 Akkineni Abhinaya Puraskaram for the year 2007 68 South Indian Cinematographers Awards 2015 Best Actor LegendNominationsFilmfare Awards SouthBest Actor Telugu Narasimha Naidu Best Actor Telugu Simha Best Actor Telugu Sri Rama Rajyam Best Actor Telugu Gauthamiputra Satakarni Best Actor Telugu Muvva Gopaludu Best Actor Telugu Aditya 369References Edit Balayya babu watches Dictator with fans The Hindu 15 January 2016 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 3 May 2021 Balakrishna meets Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Sarkar 3 The Times of India 20 October 2016 Retrieved 17 December 2016 Balayya has a fruitful meet with KCR The 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